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February 18

Is it alright to do this?

Is it alright to upload a photo for a draft article?
- Stinkyjaden (talk) 00:41, 18 February 2019 (UTC)Stinkyjaden

It is, of course the usual requirements for the photo itself must be met. Please do it here. --Cornellier (talk) 00:45, 18 February 2019 (UTC)

@Stinkyjaden: just to be safe to avoid misunderstandings: freely licensed or Public Domain images are perfectly fine in drafts and can be uploaded to Commons as noted. But non-free images under a claim of fair use are not allowed in drafts (see Wikipedia:Non-free_content_criteria #9). For non-free images - such as logos, posters, and covers for infobox, screenshots and similar non-free files - you should wait with an upload to English Wikipedia (not to Commons), until the draft has been published in mainspace. GermanJoe (talk) 01:00, 18 February 2019 (UTC)

Resolved

I’m looking for a specific article that I don’t know the name of.

The only clue/hint that I can give, is that at the top of the article there’s a picture of a GBU-43/B MOAB, its color is orange.--5.33.0.177 (talk) 00:56, 18 February 2019 (UTC)

Are you looking for 2017 Nangarhar airstrike? {{3x|p}}ery (talk) 01:07, 18 February 2019 (UTC)

@Pppery: See Bomb. -Arch dude (talk) 01:14, 18 February 2019 (UTC)

I saw that too, but it seemed more likely that the IP would be looking for a more specific article, and would have remembered the title "Bomb". {{3x|p}}ery (talk) 01:19, 18 February 2019 (UTC)

@Arch dude: l suppose that you nailed it.--5.33.0.177 (talk) 01:26, 18 February 2019 (UTC)

Quote in sfn

Hi, is it possible to add a quote to a short footnote? I have {{sfn|Broadbent|1931|p= 41|quote= These were continually objects of persecution.}} but the quote does not show up:

All of these sects were persecuted and repressed.

References

• Broadbent, E. H. (1931). The Pilgrim Church. London: Pickering & Inglis. ISBN 0-7208-0677-1. {{cite book}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)

- thanks for your help - Epinoia (talk) 04:05, 18 February 2019 (UTC)

Hello @Epinoia:, the parameter for additional comments or quotes is named "ps", not "quote" - see also Template:sfn for more details. (I have now added this missing parameter to the TemplateData documentation) GermanJoe (talk) 04:19, 18 February 2019 (UTC)

-thanks! - Epinoia (talk) 04:25, 18 February 2019 (UTC)

Resolved

ListeriaBot

Resolved

— Vchimpanzee • talk • contributions • 22:07, 22 February 2019 (UTC)

I report here ListeriaBot has not been working for three days and all the lists managed by it can not be updated. Already reported it two other users, admins, talk page of the bot and manager of the Bot (@Magnus Manske: I think). Unfortunately the manager of this bot is not so active these days (I fully understand it) and every other user I reported the problem to has not a clue about what to do. So I report it here as a last stand. --Folengo (talk) 10:48, 18 February 2019 (UTC)

Referencing

I am the biological father of one of the persons featured in wikipedia. I have added that this featured person also has a half brother, to whom I am also his biological father. How do I reference the source?5chinasa6 (talk) 11:27, 18 February 2019 (UTC)

You would need to cite a reference to a published reliable source, preferably using a citation template such as {{cite news}} or {{cite web}}. Your own personal knowledge is not an acceptable source. You oughtn't to be editing the article directly; see WP:Conflict of interest. Note also that your change was not a minor edit. --David Biddulph (talk) 12:22, 18 February 2019 (UTC)

Try Help:Referencing for beginners. Note that WP demands good sources concerning anything about living people (WP:BLP). Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 12:24, 18 February 2019 (UTC)

Hi 5chinasa6. You can also identify the Wikipedia page. Perhaps another editor could help to do the referencing for you if they have access to a source. Darwin Naz (talk) 00:45, 21 February 2019 (UTC)

What is ".:" sign in wikipedia and what these are used for in wikipedia  ?

Recently i have seen this in wikipedia a user who created a page having user.:hisname/sandbox, in different language wiki but i have my sandbox user:Rocky/sandbox are they both same.
Thanks in advance Rocky 734 (talk) 15:41, 18 February 2019 (UTC)

Hi Rocky 734. At least in English Wikipedia, if the user typed a page name exactly as you did here (including the dot), then the software would not recognise user.: as a valid namespace. It would be the same as if I set up a page called something like monday:Bhunacat10/sandbox. This would just be a non-existent page in article space, and no good to anyone. They need to use the correct prefix User: (no dot) to make a user subpage: Bhunacat10 (talk), 19:59, 18 February 2019 (UTC)

We may be able to say more if you link the page. I don't know whether "User." is a valid namespace in any of the 303 Wikipedia languages. Do not make a page at user:Rocky/sandbox. You have to use your full username. PrimeHunter (talk) 22:15, 18 February 2019 (UTC)

Hello...@PrimeHunter:This is his page in santali wikipedia, they write user as ᱵᱮᱵᱷᱚᱟᱨᱤᱭᱟ user sandbox Rocky 734 (talk) 01:29, 19 February 2019 (UTC)

ok Rocky 734 (talk) 01:32, 19 February 2019 (UTC)

@Rocky 734: So it didn't actually have Latin letters and it didn't actually contain a period. The name of userspace in the Santali Wikipedia is "ᱵᱮᱵᱷᱟᱨᱤᱭᱟᱹ" where the last character "ᱹ" is not a period but găhlă ṭuḍăg at Ol Chiki script#Other marks. I don't know the language and cannot say whether this is a good name for userspace but you have to include that character in your user pages. Otherwise the page will be an article in mainspace. Please note for the future that the edit notice for this help desk includes: "If possible, please be specific in your question rather than general and link to any page or article your question involves, or at least tell us the title of the page." PrimeHunter (talk) 02:28, 19 February 2019 (UTC)

John Mogg (British Army officer)

Please place the accent over the word nee in the photo box at the bottom of the article. Thanks.Srbernadette (talk) 22:14, 18 February 2019 (UTC)

@Srbernadette: See this message at your talk page, from over three years ago. Please copy and paste as suggested there or please learn to use the 'special characters' drop-down menu at the top of the edit window. Thank you. Eagleash (talk) 22:49, 18 February 2019 (UTC)

I have done it - thanks for the help Srbernadette (talk) 22:56, 18 February 2019 (UTC)

Good . Remember for next time. Eagleash (talk) 23:16, 18 February 2019 (UTC)

Source editing

How do I turn off the technicolour drivel that has suddenly polluted my edit windows? Useddenim (talk) 22:32, 18 February 2019 (UTC)

@Useddenim: I guess you refer to syntax highlighting but several features can add it. See WP:HILITE. PrimeHunter (talk) 01:23, 19 February 2019 (UTC)

Requesting an article

Hi WikiPeople,

I'd like to request an article that I want to write, but don't have contant for yet. I'm completely baffled as to where I need to make my request. Could someone please provide a link to the right page?

Thanks! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Sidphish1996 (talk • contribs) 23:53, 18 February 2019 (UTC)

Sidphish1996 I'm not entirely clear on what you are asking. If you want to write an article, you don't need to request anything to do so. (though writing an article is difficult and you should read WP:YFA and spend time editing existing articles first). If you want to request that others write it, you may visit Requested Articles. 331dot (talk) 23:58, 18 February 2019 (UTC)